As with all of my Layman’s Guides this one has been written specifically for people who are not experts on the subject and who want to know the who/where/what/when/why of the Second World War without getting lost in thousands of pages of detail and minutae.

Short, sharp chapters are written with a pace and style not normally found in history books (which, let’s be honest, can be pretty tough to read sometimes!) More akin to a nice easy chat over a cup of tea rather than a heavy historical text the story flows naturally and provides enough detail to gain a good grounding of knowledge and understanding , without becoming overwhelmed in detail and complexity.